HartfordWhalers wrote:Yeah, it needs to be for something, but sounds like it might be a top 55 2nd. If so, decent pick up but not sure why OKC needed to trim the salary versus just keeping the insurance.

HartfordWhalers wrote:Yeah, it needs to be for something, but sounds like it might be a top 55 2nd. If so, decent pick up but not sure why OKC needed to trim the salary versus just keeping the insurance.

Money saved is money in the owner pocket. If I can essentially be a million dollars richer by cutting my 3rd string PG why not. If needed and somebody gets hurt , FAs out there that can give you what Maynor gave you for cheaper

The only thing I DONT understand this from Portland's POV is why give any assets for somebody they will probably waive (cap hold)? We are trying to preserve as much cap space as possible and his cap hold is going to put a dent in those plans.

you're telling me portland didn't couldn't get ronnie brewer for that same trade exception? brewer is sort of kind of better than maynor.

Blazers needed to improve their guard situation, get another ball handler. This trade makes sense.

Hard to knock Portland, who has the worst bench in the league, for picking up a bench player for nothing. Love this trade for OKC though. Brewer can be solid for us and we stash a Euro that we will never see.

Not sure New York's motivation. It saves money, but the future 2nd is pretty worthless. And its a useful player on the vet min, for a team that could be in the 4/5 seed game. Just seems penny pinching.

For OKC I now like it. But they didn't need a TPE for this. Brewer is min salary, he could be absorbed anyway. Humpff. I'm splitting this back up into 2 trades -- Brewer part here. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1235266